Humanity 2.0: “The Fusion Of Our Physical, Digital, And Biological Identities”
Technocrats invent because they can, not because they have a mandate to do so. Transhumans are racing to create Humanity 2.0 by mastering the human…
Surveillance
Soccer Club Pilots “Smart Scarf” to Collect Fans’ Physiological Data and “emotional arousal”
By B.N. Frank Wireless aka “Smart” wearables collect data on wearers, hence they are privacy invasive. If you’re not concerned about your privacy, some wireless…
New Bill Aims to Make Digital ID Pervasive in the United States
By Ken Macon Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) has reintroduced the “Improving Digital Identity Act,” a bipartisan bill that would increase the federal government’s involvement in…
UK Food Chain Installs “Orwellian in the Extreme” Facial Recognition Cameras to Stop Crime
By Malwarebytes Labs A convenience shop chain is under fire and facing legal charges for installing cameras with facial recognition software in 35 of its…
Domestic Political Surveillance: How Deep Is DOD Involvement?
By Patrick Eddington In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the nationwide protests it sparked over two years ago, among the other alarming developments…
The Genetic Panopticon: We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of…
Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health
By Crystal Grant States must craft policies to rein in unbridled police access to newborn blood samples. Nearly every baby born in the U.S. has…
Surveillance Sins: 1 in 4 Homeowners Admit They Use Security Cameras to Spy on Neighbors
By Chris Melore If your neighbor has a home security system, you might want to close the blinds fast. A new poll finds many Americans…
Digital ID Closer to Becoming Reality in US as House and Senate Advance Bill
By Natalie Alms The bill would also set up a task force on digital identity and establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland…
Sri Lanka Implements QR Code Digital ID Fuel Rationing
By Keean Bexte Sri Lanka has begun forcing citizens to use a QR code to access gas pumps as part of a nationwide fuel rationing…
Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “There are no private lives. This a most important aspect of modern life. One of the biggest transformations…
Vault 7 Whistleblower Joshua Schulte Sentenced to Prison
By Derrick Broze Derrick Broze breaks down the recent sentencing of former CIA programmer and whistleblower Joshua Schulte. Source: https://www.courthousenews.com/ex-cia-coder-behind-wikileaks-vault-7-cache-found-guilty-of-espionage/ Clip from Live Free, Think…
New Documents Reveal the Extent of Federal Location Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey The Department of Homeland Security has collected reams of location data from a private vendor in order to track people across the…
Lime Turns E-Scooters Into Micromobility Surveillance Platforms
By Joe Cadillic Under the guise of public safety, Lime’s E-scooters could soon be recording everyone and everything they see. A recent article in TechCrunch…